The peasant boy of crossing

The pomegranate flowers in May are in full bloom.

The thick green branches and leaves make the flowers seem to be on fire.

Out of the painter's professional habits, Li Xinyi couldn't help looking at the pomegranate flowers.

Different from painting other kinds of flowers, such as magnolia, the painter should outline the graceful posture of the flowers and branches, and try to give the magnolia elegant and noble character in the painting.

But when painting pomegranate flowers, the focus is on the contrast of colors.The greener the leaves, the redder the flowers.

It is so red that it seems to be burning, and it is so red that people can't take their eyes off it. It makes people sigh, how can there be such a flower blooming so enthusiastically in this world.

Some painters are relatively noble, for example, they are only willing to paint some plants such as plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which are endowed with noble character by literati.

To meet the needs of those literati who want to compare themselves with life habits such as "not afraid of the cold".

Regardless of whether these literati are just arty or really self-conscious, this gives Li Xinyi a lot of creative space.

Based on the original characteristics of flowers, he will strengthen them and try his best to express their "good" qualities in his paintings to cater to the market.

After all, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are not the only beautiful plants.

For example, the elegance of the magnolia, the enthusiasm of the pomegranate, and the beauty of the camellia. Under Li Xinyi's brush, all the flowers seem to be elegant and noble.

Speaking of it, this is also a painting technique.It has a lot to do with the outline of lines and the use of colors, and then there is the selection of scenes.

Once Li Xinyi enters the creative mode, he is very selfless.

At least Wu Su called him several times, but Li Xinyi didn't hear him.

It wasn't until Wu Su pinched his shoulder that Li Xinyi finally recovered.

He has been sleeping on his side these days, and his left shoulder was sore and numb, and he subconsciously "squeaked".

"Pain?" Wu Su asked.

"No." Li Xinyi said.

"Don't believe what the Taoist said, it's all nonsense." Wu Su said.

"Then—what's not nonsense?" Li Xinyi asked back.

Wu Su just instinctively thought that "separation and aggregation are pre-determined" is wrong, as for why it is wrong-it is wrong anyway.

Li Xinyi didn't really want an answer, so she said, "Then I don't believe it."

After Li Xinyi left, Wu Su walked into the house, only to see Mrs. Wu looking at him with a smile, it seemed that she had been waiting for a while.

Wu Su stepped forward and saluted his grandmother.

Mrs. Wu asked, "Is that the Li family kid? Why don't you invite him in?"

Wu Su: "His shoulder is still injured, so it's not suitable for him to stay outside for too long."

Mrs. Wu then said: "I see you two have been muttering under the tree for a long time just now."

Wu Su said: "The grandson is persuading him not to run around and rest at home peacefully."

Mrs. Wu: "..."

Seeing that her grandson didn't want to say it, she didn't force it, so she pointed out: "You may be impatient to hear it, but I still want to say it again-never lie to yourself. People who lie are pathetic. They don't treat themselves well. If you are honest, then naturally you will not believe what others say, and you will always live in a false world.”

Wu Su hesitated for a moment, then said to his grandmother: "There is a Taoist priest who said: Separation and reunion are all pre-determined. Su'er is confused, so please ask grandmother to clarify."

Mrs. Wu said: "This is not what the Taoist said, but the monk?"

Wu Su said: "Su'er doesn't know about the divine way, but just thinks it's weird."

Mrs. Wu said: "In the past and present lives, how can we mortals see through and explain clearly? It's just that this road is made by human beings. Just remember your heart, don't be cowardly and do nothing."

Wu Su said: "Grandson thanks grandma for teaching."

Old lady Wu stroked Wu Su's shoulder affectionately.

It will soon be July, and Wu Su needs to pack his bags and go to Hangzhou Mansion for the test.

Along with them were other students from Jingning.

As long as you win the move, the gate of power will open in front of you.

As long as you win the exam, no matter how down and out you used to be, you can walk in the middle of the road with your back straight from now on.

I am very confident!

Li Xinyi also wanted to go with her. After all, Chuzhou is quite far from Hangzhou. Instead of driving alone, it is better to go with Wu Su.

What's more, how do you say something?

"The best way to get to know someone is—to travel with him."

Li Xinyi and Wu Su had known each other since childhood, and Wu Su was with him during the time when he could only herd cattle.

Wu Su didn't talk much, but he was willing to talk to him.

Even if he didn't understand some things about Jingshiziji, Wu Su didn't dislike it, as if as long as he listened carefully and nodded while smiling, Wu Su would be very satisfied.

He was very grateful for the slightly "special" treatment he received from Wu Su.

But that alone is not enough.

To break up with a straight man, especially in this ancient society with strict etiquette, is very sinful to Li Xinyi.

For a long time, Li Xinyi has tried her best to avoid meeting Wu Su, control her feelings for Wu Su, and reduce the chance of contacting Wu Su.

It was Wu Su, who asked him to paint, gave him medicine, and carried him down the mountain when he was injured.

Li Xinyi thought that he was willing to maintain such a socialist brotherhood.

He is willing to bear alone the pain that he likes but can only endure.

In the past two years, as soon as Wu Su got married, he immediately left Wutong Village with Li's mother.

Or simply break off friendship with Wu Su and never associate with him again.

In which time and space there are not many people who love Longyang, he can always find a lover.

After all, life is so long, who hasn't had a twilight love yet.

Li Xinyi made up her mind and went to find Mother Li.

At that time, Mother Li was cooking fish for the cat in the kitchen.

This fish was brought up by Li Xinyi in a bamboo basket when she went to the bank of the stream.This kind of bamboo basket is specially used for fishing. It is thin in diameter but long in length.

As long as you are upstream, find a place where the water flow is relatively fast, fix the mouth of the bamboo basket against the direction of the water flow, and then tie it to a branch on one side with a rope to prevent the bamboo basket from being washed away by the water.

Stream water and small fish fry will pass through the gaps in the bamboo baskets, but larger fish will get stuck and stay.

As long as the fish basket is fixed in the water in the evening, a lot of small fish can be harvested early the next morning.

As for the big fish, it is more difficult to catch.And generally big fish live in relatively deep rivers, there may be some in the lower reaches of the stream, and then they are raised in ponds.

Li Xinyi's fishing was purely led by Wu Can.

For some reason recently, Wu Shen has changed from the busy schedule of Shenlong in the past, and instead stayed at home all day.

Unlike Li Xinyi who raised his arms at home with his arms hanging, Wu Shen's leisure time is the comfort and freedom of going up mountains and down rivers, picking loquats, and fishing for crabs.

Li Xinyi was very envious, and after the splint was taken off, she strongly begged Wu Shen to take one with him when he "traveled in the mountains".

Wu Shen is a righteous person, and he doesn't mind Li Xinyi's tail who does nothing and drags his feet at critical moments.

Even when he picks fruits for others and collects mountain goods, he will give Li Xinyi some rewards.

Li Xinyi is not hypocritical, he knows that Wu Shen just wants to give it to him, and he doesn't care whether Li Xinyi accepts it or not.That being the case, he will definitely accept it.

Only when there is coming and going, friendship can last forever.

Li Xinyi felt that Wu Shen was a very broad-minded person, and his behavior was very generous.Judging from his limited life experience, Wu Shen is by no means an ordinary person.

It's just that he doesn't understand why such a person is willing to stay under a comprador and run errands for him.

However, he was not a person who would dig into other people's hearts, so he was only puzzled for a moment, and was soon attracted by Wu Shen's operation.

"Can this work?" Li Xinyi was a little skeptical.

"Let's take a look at it later." Wu Can said, not displeased by being questioned.

An hour later, they came back.

The earthen pots were burnt to the color of charcoal, and all around them were hay ash.

Wu Shen picked up a branch to shake the ashes, then wrapped a leaf and lifted the lid of the pot.

In an instant, the aroma of meat mixed with the fresh aroma of mushrooms hits the nostrils.

"I give full marks to this fragrance." Li Xinyi boasted.

The corner of Wu Shen's mouth curved, and he brought out the whole pot.

Looking at the pot of rabbit broth, Li Xinyi couldn't help swallowing.

Only then did he know how many interesting things he and Wu Su had missed when they were alone and no one took them with them. They only knew how to read and herd cattle every day.

He thought that after Wu Su's rural examination, he would have to take him to a picnic again.

Although picnics are not uncommon, Wu Shen's craftsmanship is good.

Li Xinyi sipped the broth, thinking, adding Wu Shen, the light bulb, would not be unbearable.

Ever since Li Xinyi started painting, her family is not as hot as it was when he first came to this world.At least it is not difficult to have a meal of meat with Li's mother every day.

Therefore, the small fish caught in the fish basket are a bit tasteless.

Each of these small fish is about the length of a thumb, and it will take at least many years to grow up.

If you cut the fish directly to eat, the internal organs of the fish with long thumbs probably account for half of it.After dissection, there is nothing left of the fish, not to mention the scales to be scraped off.

But if the internal organs are not cleaned, they can be boiled directly—the bitter gall is broken, and even the pot is covered with bitterness, so it is even more inedible.

So it can only be cheap for the raccoon cats.

For this reason, Li Xinyi felt very dissatisfied.

He flicked the cihuamao's head, and soon got the kitten "a loving scratch".

When Mother Li saw it, she said, "What are you doing to bully the cat? It's so comfortable to be scratched?"

Li Xinyi twitched the corner of her mouth indecently, and then said solemnly: "Mother, I want to go to Hangzhou Mansion, and go with Ah Su and the others."

Mother Li was putting the fish in the pot into bowls, when she heard what Li Xinyi said, she was taken aback for a moment.

A fish slid off the spatula, fell to the edge of the stove, and slid to the floor.

The two cats standing aside approached, sniffed it, and then meowed uninterestedly.

Mother Li continued to fill the fish.

"How did you think of going to Hangzhou?"